In alt.engineering.electrical Anthony Matonak wrote:
| charles wrote:
| krw wrote:
| says...
| It is necessary to distinguish between mass and force but they are both
| measured in pounds in the english system.
|
| The "English" system uses the "stone" as the measurement of mass.
| The pound ('lb') is the unit of *FORCE*.
|
| The 'Stone' is a unit of mass, not "The unit of mass"
|
| All the engineering I ever learned in the British (Imperial) system used
| pounds.
|
| I always thought the British pound was a unit of currency.

That's why I never wanted to carry around the British currency. It can be
quite a chore to carry 50 pounds in your pocket :-)

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